{"id":15793,"date":"2026-01-26T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15793"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:31:09","slug":"burnham-suggests-labour-more-likely-to-lose-byelection-after-blocking-him-uk-politics-live-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15793","title":{"rendered":"Burnham suggests Labour more likely to lose byelection after blocking him \u2013 UK politics live | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Burnham suggests Labour more likely to lose Gorton and Denton byelection now it has blocked him as candidate<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Andy Burnham<\/strong> has suggested that Labour is more likely to lose the Gorton and Denton byelection now that it has blocked him from being the candidate.<\/p>\n

He implied this last night in a reply on social media to a post from<\/a> Tom Baldwin<\/strong>, Keir Starmer\u2019s biographer and communications director for Ed Miliband when he was Labour leader. Baldwin said:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>I\u2019ve always liked @AndyBurnhamGM but the prospect of him returning to Westminster has already added to inward-looking psychodrama that does no one any good. And an unnecessary by-election for Mayor of Manchester might well have resulted in long term damage to his reputation too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And Burnham replied<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>I\u2019m not sure losing a by-election does us any good either, Tom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In a post earlier yesterday Burnham said:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>I am disappointed by today\u2019s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.<\/p>\n

To whoever is Labour\u2019s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support and I will be there whenever you need me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There is polling showing Burnham is right to suggest that, without him on the ballot, Labour will lose the byelection<\/a>.<\/p>\n